Notices_Sunday 4th January 2026 — The Epiphany of Our Lord

NOTICES: 

Wel­come to any vis­it­ors with us today.  Please join us for morn­ing tea after the ser­vice.

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Happy Birth­day to: Tiffany Chiew; Andrew Reddy; Ron­ald Clarke; Quinn Chen; Andrew Pat­ter­son; Esth­er Kumar; Jo Middleton & Fran Neilsen.

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Sunday 18^th Janu­ary 2026 – Par­ish Coun­cil meets in par­ish office after 9.30am ser­vice and morn­ing tea.

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Tues­day Night Bible Study: Cur­rently in Recess: Will resume in 2026 – date TBC.

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 10.30am Wed­nes­day Ser­vice resumes on Wed­nes­day 7^th Janu­ary 2026

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 Total raised for the 2025 Christ­mas Mar­ket was $7414.

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ST PAULS PANTRY needs food, health and clean­ing items: A bas­ket is in the church foy­er for dona­tions.

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Weekly Inter­ces­sions for our Com­munity:

Sunday: Ruth Cham­pi­on; Nancy Cheng; Tiffany, Kev­in, Alex & Nich­olas Chiew; and Ron, Milly, Nam & Viol­etta Clarke.

Monday: Wil­low Cov­entry & Quinn Chen; and Lyne Cun­neen & John MacLu­lich.

Tues­day: Brett Dav­ies & Amrit MacIntyre; and Edi & Oscar Dav­is.

Wed­nes­day: Susan Deas; Kathy Drum­mond; and Dav­id Dun­lop.

Thursday: Michael, Eliza­beth, Tom, Ella & Nick Flem­ing; and Mar­ilyn Gibbs.

Fri­day: We pray for pas­tor­al care min­istry teams at all Hos­pit­als and all those who are min­istered to.

Sat­urday: Almighty God, we pray for those in areas of con­flict.  We pray for heal­ing and good med­ic­al care for those who have been injured.  For those who have lost homes and pos­ses­sions, please meet their daily needs for food, clean water and shel­ter and com­fort those who mourn the loss of loved ones.  And bless all who are help­ing those impacted.  Amen.

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Pray­ers for the sick and for those in need of pray­er:

Christine Thur­ley; Don­ald Thomas; Andy Ser­afin; John Bowen (Priest); Alex Regos; Rick Per­ram; Sarah, Paul, Emma, & Michael; John Park­er; Kim McLoughrey; Gra­ham Dagg; Char­lotte Dolby; Claire Bur­gess; Steven Solomonides, Ara­bella Ross; Charlie; Heath­er Chaffo; and Fred Dobell.

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Anniversar­ies of the Depar­ted: Zena Thor­ton; Zena Nix­on; Frances Welsh; and Irene Crit­tenden.

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Saints Com­mem­or­a­tion:

10^th: Wil­li­am Laud, Arch­bish­op of Can­ter­bury, mar­tyr.

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Long Term Pas­tor­al Pray­er list: Janet Walms­ley; Lyn Car­ring­ton; Simone Crowth­er; Kar­en Stein­er-Hill; Christine Kon­draten­ko; Mar­garet Chiew; Ray Som­mer; John Hardy; Marissa & Meg Maack, Jude, Isla, & Al Don­nell; Noel Jeffs; Michael Aiken; and Mel McK­im­mie.

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Read­ings for Next Sunday: Bap­tism of Our Lord

First Read­ing: Isai­ah 42.1–9                   Psalm: 29

Second Read­ing: Acts 10.34–43              Gos­pel: Mat­thew 3.13–17